--- title: How to View an Item's Location description: Item locations can only be viewed when in the box or by accessing the item card. --- [Skip to content](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge/how-to-view-an-items-location#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Leave us a message](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) ![SciNote\_logo\_color\_2023.png\]](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hs-fs/hubfs/SciNote_logo_color_2023.png?height=40&name=SciNote_logo_color_2023.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [Leave us a message](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge/kb-tickets/new) - Contact us Contact us How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Customer Support](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. [Using SciNote](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge/using-scinote?hsLang=en) 3. [Inventory](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge/using-scinote?hsLang=en#inventory) # How to View an Item's Location ## Item locations can only be viewed when in the box or by accessing the item card. Inventory items locations can be tracked using the locations add-on feature. For detailed instructions on creating locations or assigning items to a location, refer to these articles: - [How to Create Storage Locations](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge/how-to-create-storage-locations?hsLang=en) - [How to Assign an Item to a Location](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge/how-to-assign-an-item-to-a-location?hsLang=en) \*Items can be assigned to more than one location at a time.  ### To View an Item's Location from the Item Card:  1. Click on the **item's name** 1. This can be when inside the inventory where the item is created, in the [assigned items section](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge/how-to-assign-inventory-items-to-a-task-take-a-snapshot?hsLang=en) of a Task protocol, or when you use [smart annotations](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge/what-are-smart-annotations-in-scinote?hsLang=en) to hashtag the item in a rich text field 2. Scroll down toward bottom of the card to above the QR code, or click **Locations** in the table of contents on the right of the item card The box name of the storage location will be listed along with the exact grid location if applicable. [![View Locations in Items Card](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hs-fs/hubfs/View%20Locations%20in%20Items%20Card.gif?width=325&height=553&name=View%20Locations%20in%20Items%20Card.gif)](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hubfs/View%20Locations%20in%20Items%20Card.gif?hsLang=en) ### Search for an Item when in the Locations page table: 1. Click **Find an item** at the top of the table **[![Find Items Location](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hs-fs/hubfs/Find%20Items%20Location.png?width=373&height=227&name=Find%20Items%20Location.png)](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hubfs/Find%20Items%20Location.png?hsLang=en)** 2. Select the inventory where the item is recorded from the dropdown 3.  Type the item name or ID number![View Items Location](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hs-fs/hubfs/View%20Items%20Location.png?width=427&height=372&name=View%20Items%20Location.png) 1. When searching through the inventory items, click on the **info icon next to a specific item** to see all the custom data stored for that item. This helps ensure you are selecting the correct item from your inventory. 1. [![Find an Item Window more Item Info](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hs-fs/hubfs/Find%20an%20Item%20Window%20more%20Item%20Info.jpg?width=688&height=484&name=Find%20an%20Item%20Window%20more%20Item%20Info.jpg)](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hubfs/Find%20an%20Item%20Window%20more%20Item%20Info.jpg?hsLang=en) This will search all sub-levels for the items location(s).  ### To View an Item's Location When In the Box:  1. Navigate to the **location and box** the items are located in by clicking on their names (Inventories --\> Locations) 2. Click on the **item's name** in the right repository or click on the green **highlighted grid location**. The item row will be highlighted when selected, and the corresponding grid location will turn blue. [![View Locations](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hs-fs/hubfs/View%20Locations.gif?width=688&height=276&name=View%20Locations.gif)](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hubfs/View%20Locations.gif?hsLang=en)   Reach out to your Customer Success Manager or fill out [this form](https://share.hsforms.com/1WHq385XtRz-oYZyeXvsn6w2aj9a) if you would like more information on how to enable item locations for your account.  --- If you have any additional questions, please contact us at [support@scinote.net](mailto:support@scinote.net). 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